Go to Source: Politico
Tillerson Claims He Never Considered Resignation but Refuses to Deny ‘Moron’ Remark
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson quashed talk Wednesday that he considered leaving his post as America’s top diplomat. His denial came at a press conference at the main State Department building in Washington, DC.
Go to Source: Breitbart News
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.4.17
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
Go to Source: The Rachel Maddow Show | msnbc
Tillerson blasts report of rift with Trump, as president rips ‘fake news’
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson blasted an NBC News report detailing his supposed rift with President Trump, affirming his “commitment” to the administration and denying that he ever considered resigning.
Go to Source: FOX News
Trump’s ardent deficit hawk declares, ‘We need new deficits’
Mick Mulvaney, Donald Trump’s far-right budget director, was an ardent deficit hawk. He’s apparently now overhauled his entire governing philosophy.
Go to Source: The Rachel Maddow Show | msnbc
Mulvaney walks back Trump’s comments on wiping out Puerto Rico debt
White House budget director Mick Mulvaney on Wednesday walked back President Trump’s comments calling for the hurricane-ravaged island’s debt to be wiped out.“I would not take it word for word,” he told CNN. “We are not going to deal with…
Go to Source: The Hill – Administration
San Juan Mayor: Trump’s comments were ‘insulting’ to the people of Puerto Rico
The mayor of Puerto Rico’s largest city blasted President Trump on Tuesday night following his visit to the U.S. territory, saying he lacked “common courtesy” and calling him the “miscommunicator-in-chief.”While San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz…
Go to Source: The Hill – Administration
Trump told UN head Netanyahu is bigger peace obstacle than Abbas: report
President Trump told U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was more of an obstacle to peace efforts in the Middle East than Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, according…
Go to Source: The Hill – Administration
Ivanka, Trump Jr. were nearly charged with fraud in 2012: report
Two of President Trump’s adult children, Donald Trump Jr. and White House adviser Ivanka Trump, were very close to being indicted in 2012 on accusations they misled prospective buyers about units in the Trump SoHo, a hotel and condo…
Go to Source: The Hill – Administration
Trump: ‘The fake news media is out of control’
President Trump lambasted the “the fake news media” in a tweet early Wednesday, saying it is “out of control.” “Wow, so many Fake News stories today. No matter what I do or say, they will not write or speak truth. The Fake News Media is out of…
Go to Source: The Hill – Administration